These feel-good movies will totally boost your mood

Plot spoiler: the world and life can feel very overwhelming right now as the effects of the Coronavirus take over our everyday lives.

So, to relieve any anxiety you may be feeling right now, we have rounded up the best feel-good movies that will give you a much-needed mood boost. Sure, you could go for a run and get those endorphins flowing or, you could grab your favourite person (and perhaps keep them at a safe social distance) your comfiest loungewear, and stick on a bloody good film.

None of these films will make you cry, and they possibly won’t exercise your brain cells, but doesn’t our mind need a much-needed break RN?

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We delved into the Netflix vaults and found some seriously feel-good movies including the iconic Legally Blonde. Starring our queen, Reese Witherspoon, the movie explores the equally regal Elle Woods as she skips off to Harvard University to get a law degree and get her man.

Legally Blonde is a true classic which is always worth a re-watch but if you are looking for something new, Netflix has recently released the sequel to To All The Boys I Loved Before and ahead of the release of Kissing Booth 2 in April why not get ahead of the game and watch the original movie? The film follows Joey King’s Elle Evans, a high school student who finds herself face-to-face with her long-term crush when she signs up to run a kissing booth at the spring carnival. It won’t win an Oscar but it’s well worth the watch.

So, if you are looking for an easygoing flick – something to make you laugh, inspire you or generally restore your faith in humanity here are the feel-good movies for you. There is nothing else left to do except grab a bottle of wine, some snacks and allow your rubbish mood to disappear before your very screens...

Downton Abbey (2019)

Who: Michelle Dockery, Tuppence Middleton, Maggie SmithWhat: All of the original cast of ITV's 1920s period drama will once again descend upon the fictional Yorkshire Estate for an epic serving of family drama, wardrobe envy...and a visit from the royal family!Feel-Good Rating: ALL THE FEELS.Where Can I Watch It? iTunes

The Gentlemen (2020)

Who: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery What: If crazy, action-packed Guy Ritchie films are what makes you feel good, you're onto a winner with this new release. American expat Mickey Pearson (McConaughey) wants to sell off his profitable marijuana business in London, and word gets out. Cue plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail and some very witty, punchy writing from the king of gangsta films.Feel-Good Rating: Love a bit of Lock Stock? Layer Cake? Snatch? You'll definitely enjoy The Gentlemen.Where Can I Watch It? In cinemas now

Good Sam (2019)

Who: Tiya Sircar, Chad Connell, Marco GrazziniWhat: A news reporter investigates a mysterious character who leaves large bags of cash on random doorsteps in New YorkFeel-Good Rating: Who doesn't love a good old fashioned soppy rom-com?Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Late Night (2019)

Who: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling What: Legendary talk show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) ratings plummet. In fear of being replaced by a younger male host, she hires Molly Patel, her first and only female writer, to make her more funny. A funny and lighthearted movie about transformation and the power of diversity. Feel-Good Rating: Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling...it's an instant 10 from us.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime.

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Step Up (2006)

Who: Channing Tatum and Jenna DewanWhat: Big news: Step Up has landed on Netflix and we have fallen in love with it all over again. Tyler & Nora 4evs.Feel-Good Rating: You'll be dancing your way through from start to finish.Where Can I Watch It? iTunes

Wine Country (2019)

Who: Maya Erskine, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph What: The ultimate girl-gang unite for a weekend in Napa Valley. Feel-Good Rating: 8/10. Expect all the pinot grigio, all the lols and Amy Poehler at her finest.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018)

Who: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl StreepWhat: The second instalment of the nation's favourite sing-a-long film. Feel-Good Factor: Nothing defines feel-good fun like Mamma Mia and we're going to go as far as to say the second film trumps the first.Where Can I Watch It? iTunes

La La Land (2016)

Who: Emma Stone, Ryan GoslingWhat: A pianist and actress are drawn to each other over their mutual desire to achieve their dreams.Feel-Good Rating: The catchy soundtrack, vibrant sets and dreamy outfits give this film the serious feel good factor.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Hairspray (2007)

Who: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky What: In 1960s Baltimore, teenager Tracy Turnblad lands a position on a local TV dance show where she preaches the importance of racial integration. Feel-good rating: All the feels. You’ll be singing and dancing along the whole way.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

Who: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher.What: Harry and Sally form a close friendship over 10 years. But can they just be friends, without sex ruining the relationship?Feel-good rating: 10/10. If you don’t laugh all the way through this universally-adorned rom-com, you have no soul.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

Who: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson.What: A classic high school movie full of teen angst and romance, Some Kind of Wonderful is one of those films that restores your faith in the human race.Feel-good rating: 7/10. Girl power ✓ Fab soundtrack ✓ Romantic escapism ✓Where Can I Watch It? iTunes

Lady Bird (2017)

Who:Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts.What: A moving, relatable coming-of-age film, focused on a mother-daughter relationship and a Catholic schoolgirl navigating her way through the terrifying thing that is adolescence. Feel-good rating: 7/10. Ideal if you’re in the mood to be swept up in a gripping story and forget your woes for 1 hour 34 minutes. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be touched.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Who:Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn.What: Guys, it’s Pride and Prejudice. Darcy’s an awkward snob, Elizabeth is a top girl. You know the rest.Feel-good rating: 7/10. You know those rainy, miserable days, when only a hot chocolate, a cosy blanket, your fave PJs and a film about Georgian England will do? Yep, that.Where Can I Watch It? iTunes

Magic Mike (2012)

Who:Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Munn, Cody Horn.What: A male stripper teaches a young recruit the ways of the stripping world. There is, of course, a storyline to this film, but here’s the most important thing: there’s a lot of hot men stripping. Your ovaries will do somersaults. Feel-good rating: 25/10. No explanation needed.Where Can I Watch It? YouTube

The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

Who: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton (voices).What: This LOL-a-minute Disney film follows a self-obsessed emperor who gets turned into a llama by his evil ex-administrator, and must regain the throne with the help of a kind, local llama herder (we would’ve loved to be in the pitching meeting for this one). Feel-good rating: 10/10. This film has all the joyful feels: a bad-guy-turned-good storyline, cracking music (nominated for an Oscar, don’t you know), and a sassy squirrel. Because Disney.Where Can I Watch It? Disney+Sign up to Disney+ to watch now

Keeping The Faith (2000)

Who:Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman.What: Two religious men – one Jewish, the other Catholic – fall for the same woman. But neither of their faiths permit them to have a relationship with her. Cue a very complicated (and heart-warming) love triangle.Feel-good rating: 7/10. Guffaw central ‘com’, syrupy-sweet ‘rom’.Where Can I Watch It? YouTube

Clueless (1995)

Who:Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd.What: Because duh! High school student Cher seems superficial on the outside – a rich Beverly Hills girl obsessed with clothes, looks and popularity – but soon goes on a journey of self-discovery (and finds her dream guy in the process, obv).Feel-good rating: 9/10. She may be ‘a virgin who can’t drive’, but Cher will brighten your TV screens and your hearts.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Who:Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach.What: Frances (‘Baby’) falls in love with a dance instructor while spending the summer at a resort with her family.Feel-good rating: 8/10. Even if you loathe dancing, you’ll want to get your boogie on during ‘I’ve Had The Time Of My Life’. There’s a reason that song won an Oscar, people.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

Bridesmaids (2011)

Who:Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Chris O’Dowd.What: One woman’s life is a mess, and her best friend has just got engaged. As maid of honour, she thinks she knows exactly what to do to get it perfect – until one of the other bridesmaids gets involved. Feel-good rating: 9/10. The dress shop disaster, the plane scene (‘Help me, I’m poor’), ‘that f*cking cookie’. That is all. Oh, and Jon Hamm.Where Can I Watch It? Hulu

No Strings Attached (2011)

Who:Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline.What: After meeting at summer camp 15 years ago, Adam and Emma cross paths again. Yes, that is a terribly cliche euphemism for: they bang. They decide to limit their relationship strictly to sex, without the complications. (Spoiler: there are complications).Feel-good rating: 9/10. Prepare for those warm + fuzzy feelings, with a few LOLs along the way. Also, Ashton Kutcher.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Who: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck.What: Let’s be honest, we’ve all fantasised about pulling the perfect sickie, skipping work and spending the day just living our best life. And that’s exactly what our favourite film teen, Ferris Bueller, does in this film. But there’s one problem: school headmaster Ed Rooney. Feel-good rating: 10/10. You know you want to pull a sickie and spend the day watching this. We don’t mean to be a bad influence, but DO IT.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

The Young Victoria (2009)

Who:Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany.What: This film depicts the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, and her courtship with the German Prince Albert. Feel-good rating: 7/10. If you need some serious inspiration from a total #girlboss, Queen Victoria’s transformation from a 17-year-old dominated by her mother and advisors to a confident monarch will sort you right out.Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Chef (2014)

Who: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson.What: A head chef (Carl) quits his job in a restaurant after flying off the handle at a food critic (we’ve all been there pal) and ends up driving a food truck across America with his friend and young son.Feel-good rating: 8/10. As well as enough food porn to lift anyone’s moods, Carl’s blossoming relationship with his son will melt the coldest of hearts. Warning: this movie will make you ravenous. Come armed with snacks.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

The Matchmaker (1997)

Who: Janeane Garofalo, David O’Hara, Milo O’Shea.What: Marcy, an election campaigner, heads to Ireland on a quest to get U.S. Senator John McGlory the Irish vote. Little does she know she’ll be dragged into a local matchmaking festival, where she becomes the centre of attention.Feel-good rating: 8/10. Nothing lifts our moods more than the charming, funny, warm characters in this film, plus the quaint Irish village will make you smile like an eejet.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

The Holiday (2006)

Who:Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black.What: Two women – one in a sleepy UK village, the other in a Los Angeles mansion – swap lives after suffering with severe cases of man troubles. But both of their lives will be changed by a local bloke (*hint hint*). Feel-good rating: 10/10. There’s so much in this film to cheer you up: Amanda dancing on the bed, Graham’s adorable children, Mr Napkin-Head, Iris’s dinner dates with Arthur. Oh yes, and the indisputable power of true love, we guess.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

The Other Woman (2014)

Who: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton.What: When Carly discovers that her boyfriend is married, the two women form an unlikely friendship. When they discover that there’s another woman (seriously, how much spare time does this guy have?), all three women team up to plot their revenge on the three-timing sleaze-ball.Feel-good rating: 8/10. If you’re in the mood to celebrate female friendships while seeing a f*ckboy suffer (so, all the time?), this is the flick for you.Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

Mulan (1998)

Who: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong (voices)What: In this Disney masterpiece, young Mulan disguises herself as a man to take her elderly, injured father’s place in China’s war against the Hun’s invasion.Feel-good rating: 9/10. If there’s one thing we’re certain of in this world, it’s that singing along to Mulan is a surefire way to put a spring back in our step. #letsgetdowntobusinessWhere Can I Watch It? Disney+Sign up to Disney+ to watch now

The Parent Trap (1998)

Who:Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha RichardsonWhat: Identical twins, who are separated at birth, discover each other years later at summer camp, realising they were raised by each other’s mother and father. They then decide to swap identities to get to know the other parent. Feel-good rating: 9.5/10. The only sad shadow cast over this film, stopping it from getting 10/10, is Natasha Richardson </3Where Can I Watch It? Disney+Sign up to Disney+ to watch now

Pitch Perfect (2012)

Who:Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson.What: Who knew a cappella singing contest could be this mood-boosting? Former GLAMOUR cover star Anna Kendrick plays the sassy, sarcastic, no-BS lead, Beca, who joins her school’s all-women singing group. And they’re on a mission to kick some male-singing butt.Feel-good rating: 10/10. Singing is like a class A drug for the soul, and it’s legal (always a bonus).Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime

Legally Blonde (2001)

Who: Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Luke Wilson and Jennifer Coolidge What: After being dumped by her boyfriend for someone ‘smarter’ Elle Woods enrolls at Harvard to prove him wrong and teach him a seriously sassy lesson. Feel-Good Rating: Its got the, ‘bend and snap,’ for crying out loud. Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

The Hustle (2019)

Who: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson What: Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive British woman who has a penchant for defrauding gullible men out of their money. In comes Penny Rust like a wrecking ball. She’s a cunning and fun-loving Australian woman who also loves to swindle men out of money. They soon join forces and set their sights on a billionaire in the South of France. Feel-Good Rating: It provides much needed inspiration for your side hustle. Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Kissing Booth (2018)

b]Who:[/b] Joey King and Jacob Elordi What: Elle Evans has a crush on Noah at High School but she doesn’t come into direct contact with him until she signs up for a kissing booth at the spring carnival. Sparks are set to fly, Feel-Good Rating: It truly requires zero brain cells. Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

To All The Boys I Love Before (2019) & P.S I Still Love You (2020)

b]Who:[/b] Lana Condor and Noah Centineo What: A teenage girl's secret love letters are accidently released into the public domain and wreak havoc on her love life at high school. But not all is lost as her secret crush on the school heart throb is exposed and he’s dead into her too. PRAISE BE. Feel-Good Rating: Through the roof. Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

Book Smart (2019)

b]Who:[/b] Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein What: Amy and Molly are massive overachievers at high school, and they thought working hard was the secret to success. But as they graduate high school and they are headed to the same colleges as those who didn’t work as hard, they decide to finally have the fun they have secretly been craving all in ONE night. Plot spoiler: the wheels well and truly come off in the funniest way possible. Feel-Good Rating: It’s nothing short of exceptional. Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime.

Love Actually (2003)

b]Who:[/b] Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and basically everyone who is a British actor. What: If you don’t know the storyline by now – are you even human? Feel-Good Rating: Pure tingles. Where Can I Watch It? Netxlix